Matthew Le God

By very definition every club in the world would accept such an offer due to the wording you have used! 🙄

No it doesn't! 🙄 All it shows is we can't compete with Aston Villa on wages and transfer fees, not the rest of the league. An Aston Villa with rich owners who are investing and about to sell a player for £100m.

I don't think @SKD and @Mr X understand what 'commit definitively' means. When Ralph said 'he is our player for another year' he was referring to the year left on his contract. At the time there may not have been a reason to sell, but things change, for example a club offering £30m for a 29 year old with 1 year left. It is a struggle to think of any players in the last year of their contract who have been sold for £30m.

I didn't say to the media. I said... 'saying he is available to other clubs'. Talking directly to them.

Playing hardball helps increase the price, saying he is available to other clubs... doesn't.

Not really, as Liverpool only get £2m of the £30m. Saints get £28m. 20% of the £10m profit Saints made = £2m. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/danny-ings-liverpool-millions-breaking-21229132

The club have not confirmed any new deal for him.

Liverpool only get £2m from the deal. 20% of the £10m profit we made on Ings.

It is when a striker isn't the only position we need to improve with any cash.

He'd likely cost an absolute fortune... https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12293566/tammy-abraham-david-moyes-says-40m-price-tag-for-chelsea-striker-would-rule-west-ham-out-of-transfer

Will Ferry is on loan at Crawley Town.

Why don't you apply the same to Saints when they sell players?

Not technically true SKD! 😉😇

He only started training after his holiday 3 days ago.

That doesn't really make sense as Saints can decide when to sell the player, the player's registration has been transferred so Saints clearly happy for the deal to be completed when it was.

Wet wipes clean up shit, not create it. 😉😇

Yes, as long as we sign another striker. Plus we weren't 'bitten' by signing Adams, he had a decent goal return last season and his hold up and link up play is superb.

Full game...

No it doesn't. You can still compete after selling players, we got better after Pochettino and players left in 2014 so it can be done. Villa are about to sell a player for £100m and rich owners investing. Not every Premier League club has the money Villa do.